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Post by Viergacht on Oct 14, 2015 19:38:40 GMT
 Believe it or not, this was a project I was working on before I knew the plot from Jurassic World - I'm not sure now if I should continue it because it'll look like I'm trying to ride the JW coattails. Basically, it's written exactly like any other nonfiction pet book, with chapters on feeding, training, interpreting body languages and so on, except with "raptor" dinosaurs (10 species are covered and I do go to pains to explain that 'raptor' isn't a real scientific term). There's even a chapter about "wonky raptors" - how to avoid buying from shady genetic engineers who enhance their creations with things they never had in life, like scaly skin, venom, super-speed, human-level smarts and so on (which I admit is a bit of a take-that). |
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Post by spinosaurusthefisher on Oct 14, 2015 21:13:19 GMT
That's an amazing concept. The cover looks great, too!
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Post by tinkerbrows on Oct 14, 2015 22:57:36 GMT
i'd definitely read it. it sounds fantastic!
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lythronax
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I believe the scientific term is "hella massive."
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Post by lythronax on Oct 15, 2015 3:39:26 GMT
This is a really great idea for a book. I'd buy the heck out of it.
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munkas02
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gotta love me summa dem trilobites!
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Post by munkas02 on Oct 15, 2015 5:00:29 GMT
YES!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Post by raptorcivilization on Oct 16, 2015 1:36:16 GMT
This is the greatest thing. I'd love to read it
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Post by Wood on Oct 16, 2015 2:19:39 GMT
Holy cow! This sounds fantastic!
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Post by artisticthingem on Oct 16, 2015 4:10:55 GMT
So, ya know, if you wanted an illustrator for this.... ;D
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Post by Wood on Oct 16, 2015 15:59:07 GMT
I second that amendment.
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Post by Viergacht on Oct 16, 2015 18:55:11 GMT
I'd love some help with the artwork, but unfortunately I'm not in a position to pay anyone :/ I'm just gonna have to muddle through. Maybe if I make enough to do a second edition?
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lythronax
Dinosaur
I believe the scientific term is "hella massive."
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Gender: Category five kaiju
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Post by lythronax on Oct 17, 2015 1:23:42 GMT
@Viergacht:
Actually, book illustrators get paid more like this. The publisher is the one who pays the illustrator, not the author. So, if you still wanted to get an illustrator for your book, you could, but you'd need to bring it up with your publisher. (This, of course, means nothing if you're self-publishing your book.)
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Post by Viergacht on Oct 17, 2015 9:52:18 GMT
Yah, I'm actually a published illustrator - I'd be self-publishing this, since I don't want to mess with all that  |
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